Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£5,679.73
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
89.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.3%
of income
In-year balance
-12.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 89.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 12.8% of income.
Elevated: turnover 17.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
15 September 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,623
Capacity
1,650 (98%)
Free school meals
16.5%
English additional lang.
4.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Compared against 30 similar secondary schools in West Midlands by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Methodology aligned with DfE FBIT.
DfE normal range: 5-20% of income
Phase-adjusted thresholds
Pupil trend + in-year balance
Self-generated income share
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
91.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£50,248
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 1,379 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £9.5m | £9.0m | £7.3m | 76.7% | +£542k | £1.0m | 10.8% | £5,756 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £9.9m | £7.7m | 75.0% | +£377k | £1.1m | 10.3% | £6,158 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £10.6m | £8.5m | 89.9% | -£1.2m | £872k | 9.3% | £5,680 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£522k
Other costs
£1.6m
17.9%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
-0.1%
Catering
0.0%
Professional services
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 49.3 | 69.8% | 48.7% | 78.5% | — | 265 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 102.9 | 16.0 | £42,387 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2021/22 | 100.8 | 16.4 | £41,869 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 102.4 | 16.3 | £44,517 | 17.6% | 1.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 100.4 | 16.5 | £48,285 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 91.9 | 17.7 | £50,248 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 6.6% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 1,171 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.2% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 1,225 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.5% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 1,325 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 6.8% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 1,358 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 8.3% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 1,369 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 10.8% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 1,393 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.6% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,365 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 27.0% | 8.0% | 2.0% | 1,378 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 26.0% | 6.9% | 3.0% | 1,390 |
| 2023/24 | 11.0% | 6.6% | +4.5pp | 27.0% | 7.2% | 3.8% | 1,378 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 23.9% | 6.5% | 3.1% | 1,379 |
15 September 2021 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2014 | URN 125738 | Outstanding |